India-Australia pre test discussion for Bangalore

[Roshanrocks]

its ok.... as long as dhoni is in the team we ..... :om: i will not say it... that man has tremendous luck

[Lord]

Dhoni also needs to practise toss

[Ultimate_Game]

Sreesanth should be a good cover for Ishant and Murali Vijay should slot in for Gambhir. It's Laxman I am more worried about as it would be tough for Pujara to make his debut against Aussies when aussies will be going all-out for a win.

[Ram]

Ishant (Sree) and Gautam’s (Vijay) replacements pick themselves. But if VVS misses out as well (which he mostly likely will), things could get tricky. But, we have had these setbacks a 100 times before and every single time this outstanding teams of ours has responded like a professional unit and made the adjustments. Now that we’re 1-0 ahead, its probably a good time to give Pujara the opportunity to a get a taste of top-flight cricket. And what better initiation into the ruthless world of international cricket, than to play against the Aussies. After all, he’s the future of the Indian cricket team and we’re only going to do ourselves harm by shielding him.

[diegovegaz]

pretty much the same team want bhajji out, would love ashwin, but will have to be content with mishra ishant and laxman if not being fully fit, might be replaced by sreesanth and vijay (and have pujara as substitute on the feild for his close catching) just learned gambhir and ishant are out so, vijay for gambhir, sree for ishant(unatkad is left arm too, hence) pujara if laxman is not fit

[kabira]

3 days of complete Rest. Laxman will play.

[vvvslaxman]

Mukund, Unadkat in place of Gauti, Ishant http://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2010/content/story/480066.html Injured Gambhir and Ishant out of second Test ESPNcricinfo staff October 5, 2010 Text size: A | A Gautam Gambhir and Ishant Sharma will both miss the second Test against Australia in Bangalore due to injuries to their right knees. Tamil Nadu opener Abhinav Mukund and Saurashtra quick bowler Jaidev Unadkat, both of whom are uncapped, have been named as replacements. Full report to follow

[The Dark Horse]

so, vijay for gambhir, sree for ishant(unatkad is left arm too, hence) pujara if laxman is not fit

++ But have doubts about Sreesanth, since its Australia I'll play him:D And Vijay should perform here, otherwise he might well be replaced by his statemate in the future.

[King Tendulkar]

Team should be on per squad Murali in for Gambhir Pujara in for Laxy if he is injured Sree in for ishant

[Sooda]

Mukund and Unadkat replace GG and Ishant accoring to Cricinfo So they will play a 18 yr old paceman with no FC experience if say Sree or Zak get injured. And what if he gets clubbed around, all it will do is set him back and shatter his confidence :wall: Moreoever what has Mithun done wrong. Not injured is he? From all accounts they were impressed by him in SL... Good to see Mukund there tho, been very good for the A team

[coffee_rules]

:wall: Bangalore is 0.67 W/L ratio over 4.00 in Mohali! 2nd test is in Bangalore.

India's fortress Mohali remains India's favourite venue, but only just. Coming into this match they'd won three times and lost once; a loss would have brought down the win-loss ratio to 1.50, but the narrow win ensures that Mohali is the venue with the best win-loss ratio for India, among grounds where they've played at least ten Tests. The sobering thought for India, though, is that the venue for the second Test, Bangalore, is the ground where they've been at their worst. That's something Australia can heart from, after a defeat that will rankle for a while. India's win-loss ratios at home venues Venue Tests W/ L/ D W/L ratio Mohali 10 4/ 1/ 5 4.00 Brabourne, Mumbai 18 5/ 2/ 11 2.50 Kanpur 21 6/ 3/ 12 2.00 Chennai 30 12/ 6/ 11 2.00 Delhi 30 10/ 6/ 14 1.67 Ahmedabad 10 3/ 2/ 5 1.50 Mumbai 21 9/ 6/ 6 1.50 Kolkata 36 9/ 8/ 19 1.12 Bangalore 18 4/ 6/ 8 0.67

[Karan114]

Good to see Mukund there tho' date=' been very good for the A team[/quote'] Don't you think Rahane should have been in there given his hundred in the tour game? Both have done impressive domestically and for the 'A' sides but Rahane's runs against the Aus Test attack should have put him in front of Mukund.

[Guest Shivani]

Injured Gambhir and Ishant out of second Test India have omitted Gautam Gambhir and Ishant Sharma from the second Test in Bangalore following injuries to their right knees. The squad for that Test, announced hours after the win against Australia in Mohali, includes Tamil Nadu opener Abhinav Mukund and Saurashtra quick bowler Jaidev Unadkat, both of whom are uncapped, as replacements. Mukund, 20, has been a consistent performer in domestic first-class matches since his debut in late 2007. He has nine centuries in 29 matches, and an average of 55.88, and his career highlights include an unbeaten triple-century against Maharashtra in 2008 and a 257 against Hyderabad last season. Unadkat, 18, has been promoted despite not having played a Ranji Trophy match. He first came into the spotlight when his Kolkata Knight Riders bowling coach Wasim Akram endorsed his talent ahead of the 2010 IPL season. Though Unadkat did not make much of an impression in the IPL, he made the cut for India A's tour of England. He impressed with a 13-wicket haul at Grace Road on first-class debut against West Indies A. He was included in the Rest of India squad for the Irani Trophy game against Mumbai that coincided with the first Test, and he returned figures of 4 for 41 in the first innings to put his name firmly in the selectors' radar. The youngsters get their chance due to the injuries to two of India's first-choice players. Ishant had been off the field for much of the first innings due to his injury but returned to play a crucial role in India's heart-stopping win in the first Test in Mohali. On Monday, he took three quick top-order wickets to deflate Australia's strong start and on Tuesday he stoutly hung on for a career-best 32 - and a match-turning 81-run stand for the ninth wicket with VVS Laxman. Gambhir, who scored 25 and 0 in the first Test, was hit in the knee while fielding at short leg on Monday when he was trying to take evasive action to save himself from a Michael Hussey sweep off Pragyan Ojha. http://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2010/content/current/story/480066.html

[cowboysfan]

omg.the ftb vijay against the aussies quicks on a pitch with good bounce-it will be like watching a lamb being slaughtered in front of the deity in my village.

[Sooda]

Karan yeah that is a fair point, maybe the selectors see Rahane as a no 3 or 4 and Mukund as more of an established opener. Though Rahane does open for Mumbai and did so pretty well for the BP team. Close call between the two, though youre right Rahane should probably shade it.

[cricket ka bat]

Won't Laxman's back be ok by the start of 2nd test?

[fineleg]

Won't Laxman's back be ok by the start of 2nd test?

If there is any risk at all, Laxman should be rested. :punter: will not allow a runner in Test-2 for Laxy if the back acts up again. He'll flat out refuse. :punter:

[spectre]

^ well he should. You cant allow that, knowing that an injured player takes the field before the start of play

[Karan114]

Karan yeah that is a fair point' date=' maybe the selectors see Rahane as a no 3 or 4 and Mukund as more of an established opener. Though Rahane does open for Mumbai and did so pretty well for the BP team. Close call between the two, though youre right Rahane should probably shade it.[/quote'] Yeah, definitely was a close call and Rahane probably should have gotten it...but oh well, good luck to him anyways. He won't be playing bar an injury to Sehwag or Vijay but still will be a great moment for the young lad to get an India call up.

[fineleg]

The India Blue, Green, Red Challenger trophy is the same time as Test-2 right? C.T.Oct 8-11, Test-2 is Oct 9-13 Rahane is playing for India Blue. Abinav Mukund was slated for India Red. He is now out of that. Either way they are not going to play the Test match, so at least its good Rahane gets to play the Challenger trophy. But yeah tough call on Rahane, good luck to him for India cap in the future. He is a good prospect.